Comb



L. I. MIREL Dec. 3, 1935.

G OMB Filed Aug. 2, 1934 Loul5 I. MR

INVENTOR '5) ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 3, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE COMB Application August 2,

3 Claims.

My invention relates to improvements in metal combs and has reference more particularly to the construction of the handle of a comb of the type which is relatively heavy, and which is used 5 to take the curl or kink out of hair.

In using the comb to accomplish this purpose the teeth are passed through the hairand the curved back of the comb is pressed against the scalp with sufiicient pressure to straighten the hair initially and. thereafter to smooth the hair to retain it in straightened condition. This operation causes considerable strain to be applied to the handle which must be held against any possibility of turning under the pressure being applied.

With the foregoing in mind it is the purpose of my invention to provide an improved arrangement in which the handle or grip of the comb is anchored against any chance of turning with respect to the comb. I accomplish this purpose by means of the device hereinafter described, set forth in the appended claims and illustratively exemplified in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a side elevational View of the comb; Figure 2 is also a side elevational view of the outer end of the handle of the comb showing the anchoring means for the latter; and Figure 3 is a substantially transverse sectional view taken on lines 33 of Figure 2, Figure 4 is a perspective view of joint between comb proper and shaft showing the groove in the shank of the comb to receive the helix.

Referring to the drawing, l denotes the back of the comb which is provided with teeth I I and a shank 12. The back I0 is semi-cylindrical in transverse section and tapers towards the teeth II which are curved in the manner well known inthis art.

The shank I2 at one end of the back In is provided with an extension or shaft I3, which is uniform in size and shape throughout its length and which forms the foundation for a handle.

Encircling the shaft from end to end is a helix wire M, the coils of which form the grip of the handle. To securely anchor the wire I4 in position on the shank I2 and shaft l3 and to in- 1934, Serial No. 738,820

sure against any possibility of turning on the latter, the inner end coil of the wire is seated in a circumferential groove 15 in the outer end of the shank l2, the groove being practically a cut-out portion extending along substantially 5 one quarter of the circumference of the shank and following the general line of the helix.

The opposite end of the wire I4 is bent to form an upright ring l6 extending beyond the end of the shaft I3 and between the ring and 10 the outermost coil of the wire the latter is flattened to tightly embrace the shaft at a point short of its end. The wire at this point seats in a groove ll cut transversely in one side of the shaft, as illustrated particularly in Figures 2 and 3.

It will be noted that the helix is anchored at its two ends, one anchorage being arranged in shank l2, while the other is maintained in the outer end of the shaft I3. As a result of this construction there is no possibility of the comb turning in or relatively to the handle no matter how strongly the comb may be pressed against the head.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A comb comprising a shank portion, a shaft integral with said shank and provided with a groove adjacent its outer end and a helix surrounding said shaft and having a portion adjacent one end laid in the groove of said shaft, the opposite end of the helix being connected to the shank.

2. A comb comprising a body portion having a circumferentially-grooved extension, a shaft formed integrally with said extension and provided with a transverse groove adjacent its outer end, and a helix surrounding said shaft and having the coils at the ends laid in the groove of the extension and the transverse groove of the shaft to anchor the helix against turning.

3. A comb, as claimed in claim-2, in which the coil laid in the groove of the shaft is flattened to bring one of its sides into contact with the walls of the groove throughout its length.

LOUIS I. MIREL. 

